Ballard High vs The Brook-KMI

How do these schools compare?

Metric Ballard High The Brook-KMI
Location Louisville, KY Louisville, KY
School Type regular alternative
Grade Level high other
Enrollment 2,148 29
Student:Teacher Ratio 18.6:1 6.6:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 31.5% 27.3%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Ballard High The Brook-KMI
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $19,590 $19,590
District Jefferson County Jefferson County

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Ballard High The Brook-KMI
White 49.6% 72.4%
African American 25.0% 10.3%
Hispanic or Latino 11.8% 10.3%
Asian 6.8% 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.0%
Multiracial 6.4% 6.9%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Ballard High The Brook-KMI
AP Courses Offered 24 1
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 537:1
Chronic Absenteeism 26.8% 3.4%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 335 2
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.